Did running mkpasswd > /etc/passwd mkgroup > /etc/group
help? Please do this and then post your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files and the output of 'id'. I suspect this is the cause of your HOME and .bash* troubles. Directories such as /dev are optional. Just use 'mkdir /dev'. --- david sarraf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The process I used was the following: > > Click setup.exe --> > Installation Type=install from internet --> > (Root Directory = c:\cygwin)&&(Install for all users)&&(Default Text > Type=Unix) --> > Local Package Directory =c:\...\Desktop --> > Internet Connection=Direct --> > Download Site=I Forget --> > (View=Category=Install All)&& Checkbox.Curr is clicked --> > > After this I just let it install and clicked create shortcuts. > > In previous installations I was able to create the home directory. > And set the variables in bash. > > How would I create the /dev directory and why isnt setup.exe not working > correctly? And why is bash_history in the c drive? > Thanks again, > Dave > > >From: Joshua Daniel Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Cygwin Newbie Question > >Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:33:14 -0800 (PST) > > > > > C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe output (nontsec) > > > UID: 400(david) GID: 401(mkpasswd) > > > 401(mkpasswd) > > > >It looks like the your /etc/passwd and/or /etc/group > >files were not created correctly by the setup.exe > >postinstall process. Can you describe the process you > >used to install Cygwin? > > > >Oh, and running > >mkpasswd > /etc/passwd > >mkgroup > /etc/group > > > >might solve your HOME problem. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
